Karen Burniston New Release Sneak Peek Day 3

What I like about Karen Burniston's dies is that they are, as Karen has said, backward compatible, meaning that new dies coordinate with old dies.  One of the previously released dies was the Triple Platform Pop-up, which is a very fun die.  I have combined that with the new Movie Night Charms for my sneak peek today.

The new dies are on the front of my card, along with the Postage Pop-up panel.  I decorated the Paper People with some Tiny Accessory charms to make them look they're from a western movie.

Then, on the inside, is the Triple Platform Pop-up decorated with the Popcorn die and sentiments from the Movie Night clear stamp sentiments.  The clapboard and movie tickets are also part of the Movie Night Charms set.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  Come back tomorrow for another sneak peek and be sure to check out the blog hop next week for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Karen Burniston website.

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge -- Designer's Choice

This month's Karen Burniston Designer Challenge is anything goes.  The theme is "Designer's Choice," so we can do whatever we'd like.  I decided that, as Easter is just a few weeks away, I would make an Easter card.

I had enjoyed Karen's March Zoom class using the new Popcorn die with the Flower Pot Pop-up, so much so that I converted it to an Easter basket, substituting Easter eggs for all that popcorn.  

The basket on the front has the perennial chocolate bunny and a few eggs, several of which have fallen into the grass.  I added the Easter sentiment on one of the new Bouquet Bits.

The basket on the inside has Easter eggs made from the Easter Borders set, as well as two of the Spring Animals -- the bunny and the chick.  One of the cool things that I liked from the Zoom class was that Karen also used the new Triple Platform Pop-up.  As you can see from the photo, there are a few more larger Easter eggs mounted on that section.

I always enjoy Karen's Zoom and Virtual classes, and it's fun re-making the cards in a totally different theme. 

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 5

The Karen Burniston Design Team was discussing the new dies, one of which is the Popcorn set, when someone mentioned Cracker Jacks and wondered if the lemons in the Tiny Trees Pop-up set could work as the nuts in a box of Cracker Jacks.  I decided to find out. I googled "Cracker Jacks" and found a photo of a Cracker Jacks box. 

I cut several sets from the popcorn die, sponging them with yellow ink, covering a sheet of cardstock, and gluing it to the front of my card.  I cut the lemons from brown cardstock and scattered them throughout the page. I created my sailor using the Paper People and cut the dog from the Dog House Tiny House Add-ons.  I added one of the sentiments from the new Popcorn Phrases stamp set, and my Cracker Jacks box was complete.  What do you think?

I used another of the Popcorn Phrases sentiments for the inside along with a few pieces of popcorn.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and don't forget about the Blog Hop on Monday.  

January New Release Sneak Peek - Day 1

It's always fun when new dies are being released by Karen Burniston.  She has a new release next week, but I've got some sneak peeks to show you this week.  One of the new dies is a fun one called Popcorn.

Here is the card I made using it.  The front of the card gives you no clue -- just a simple Happy Birthday lead-in.

But the inside just jumps out at you because I also used another new set, the Triple Platform Pop-up. (More about that set tomorrow)

To give the popcorn that buttery look I sponged some dark yellow ink onto the cream-colored popcorn pieces -- piling them in the boxes.  I added a movie gift-card behind the right-hand box of popcorn for a perfect afternoon at the movies.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back tomorrow for another sneak peek from this new release.